“I am neither Republican nor Democrat. I am a registered independent because I find that I cast my votes not on the basis of party loyalty but on the issues of the moment and my assessment of the candidates.” MomentsPoliticsPartyIssuesRepublicanVoteBasesIndependentDemocratCastsLoyaltyCandidatesAssessment Author:Walter Cronkite
“The market, if it can be kept honest and competitive, does provide very strong incentives for work effort and productive contributions. In their absence, society would thrash about for alternative incentives-some unreliable, like altruism; some perilous like collective loyalty; some intolerable, like coercion or oppression.” IfsDoeWisdomPoliticsStrongEffortEconomyHonestAbsenceLoyaltyOppressionAlternativesContributionLiberalismProductiveCollectivesVery StrongAltruismIncentivesCoercionUnreliableWork Effort Author:Arthur Melvin Okun
“People that had the guts to put their loyalty to the Constitution ahead of their loyalty to their political party were citizen legislators.” PeoplePoliticalPoliticsTermPartyCitizensConstitutionLoyaltyGutsPolitical PartiesLegislatorsTerm Limits Author:Tom Coburn
“Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.” ThinkingGovernmentPoliticalChoicesPoliticsPresidentPositionAbsolutesIndependentVicesLoyaltyAdministrationVice President Author:Hubert H. Humphrey